Birmingham City v Wycombe Wanderers: Prediction, Tips and Odds

A top-of-the-table clash takes place in League One at St Andrew's on Saturday lunchtime, when leaders Birmingham City take on second-placed Wycombe Wanderers.

Birmingham have a nine-point cushion at the summit and, given that they are 12 points clear of Wrexham in third, it looks like Blues will be heading back to the Championship.

Wycombe look like they will be in for a battle for automatic promotion right down to the wire, with the likes of Wrexham and Stockport County trying to catch them in the final months of the campaign.

A victory for either side here would go a long way to boosting their aspirations of reaching the Championship and this could turn out to be another positive day for the table-toppers.

Birmingham City v Wycombe Wanderers betting tips and predictions

Birmingham to win to nil - 13/8

Birmingham were the pre-season favourites to go up and they are on course to justify those early predictions, with a comfortable nine-point lead built heading into the first outing of March.

Given the money Blues have pumped into their squad, it would have a been a travesty had they not been at the top of the standings at this stage and manager Chris Davies has handled the expectation levels very well.

Birmingham head into this contest on a 17-game unbeaten streak in the league, winning 13 of those, while they haven't lost at home in the league this term.

Davies does have some selection issues, with leading goalscorer Jay Stansfield ruled out because of a leg injury, while Scott Wright and Lyndon Dykes are also sidelined.

With Keshi Anderson, Marc Leonard and Lee Buchanan also expected to miss out, City won't be at full strength for this clash and that could provide Wycombe with some hope.

The Chairboys are unbeaten in their last seven League One assignments, but three of their last four have ended in draws and they also lost August's reverse fixture 3-2.

Wycombe failed to score against Wigan Athletic last time out in a 0-0 draw and they may struggle to get past a Birmingham defence that has been rock-solid this season.

Conceding just 19 goals, Blues boast the best defensive record in the division and they have kept four successive clean sheets in the league heading into this clash.

Furthermore, Birmingham have recorded shutouts in eight of their last nine home fixtures in League One and they look capable of doing so again when Wycombe visit St Andrew's.

Kieran Dowell anytime goalscorer - 3/1

With Birmingham nursing a few injuries in the attacking department, other players will have to step up and on-loan midfielder Kieran Dowell could do just that.

The 27-year-old opened his account for Blues five games ago, netting in the 4-0 triumph over Cambridge United, and he looks capable of adding to his tally.

Dowell has had at least one shot on target in four of his last six appearances so it would be no surprise to see him pop up with a goal on Saturday.

Over 10 corners - 5/4

Given Birmingham are leading the way in League One, it is perhaps unsurprising to see them rank high in the corners department, with their tally of 186 taken leaving them fourth in that department.

There have been over 10 corners in five of Blues' last seven matches in all competitions, and that includes the narrow FA Cup defeat against Newcastle where they had 11 corners compared to the Magpies' three.

Wycombe haven't ranked as high in the corners department, with their tally of 151 leaving them down in 15th place in the League One statistics, but they are averaging 4.41 corners taken per game in all competitions.

Over 10 corners may have landed in just one of Wanderers' last three games, but they will be looking to give a good account of themselves at St Andrew's and can contribute to this corners bet.

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Birmingham City v Wycombe Wanderers odds

Birmingham City - 4/6
Draw - 13/5
Wycombe Wanderers - 17/4

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